quattrocento

/ˌkwɑtroʊˈtʃɛntoʊ/
noun
  1. The 15th century (the 1400s) in Italian art, architecture, and culture, especially the early Renaissance.
    • She wrote her thesis on the development of perspective in quattrocento sculpture.
    • The museum has a wonderful collection of quattrocento paintings from Florence.
    • Quattrocento artists like Botticelli and Donatello changed the way people thought about art.
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